Person
Plate, Dieter Erich Alexander
- Occupation
- Textile technologist and Wool expert
Summary
Dieter Plate is a textile technologist who worked at the CSIRO's Division of Textile (and later Wool) Technology from 1968 until 1993. Plate's research focused on weaving theory and technology for identifying and removing impurities from wool fibres.
In the 1970s Plate and his colleagues developed the patented Sirospun process of producing worsted wool. The technology made the process of spinning much more efficient which was highly significant in the wool industry worldwide. For this patent Plate received the 1986 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement.
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Chronology
- 1954 - 1960
- Education - Bachelor of Science, University of Queensland
- 1954 - 1960
- Career position - Technical Assistant, CSIRO Meat Investigations Laboratory
- 1960 - 1963
- Education - First-Class Honours in Physics, University of Queensland
- 1965 - 1968
- Education - PhD in Textile Engineering, Leeds University, England
- 1968 - 1982
- Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Textile Industry
- 1982 - 1988
- Career position - Leader of the Division of Textile Industry's Mechanical Processing Group, CSIRO
- 1988 - 1993
- Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Wool Technology
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Resources
- 'Plate, Dieter Erich Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514351. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 12 April 2012, Last modified: 3 October 2012